As US-China trade tensions intensify, Fastmarkets outlines the key challenges and opportunities for the Asian ferro-alloys sector ahead of the Asia Ferroalloys 2025 Conference.

The 2025 executive order on U.S. mineral production is a major step toward strengthening domestic supply chains and national security. By boosting domestic mineral production, it aims to reduce reliance on imports and ensure a secure future for critical industries. This order will shape the future of U.S. mining and its role in global markets.

The United States is taking steps to strengthen its critical mineral supply. This move focuses on boosting domestic production, improving supply chains, and addressing regulatory challenges. These efforts aim to enhance economic growth and reinforce national security.

Fastmarkets selects the frequency of publication of a market assessment after considering the number of data points (deals, bids, offers, deals heard and assessments) that it can reasonably expect to collect on a consistent basis over the selected period to support the price assessment process. This proposal follows preliminary discussions with the market as well […]

US aluminium tariffs have far-reaching effects on prices across key industries, from construction and automotive to aerospace. These changes shape costs and influence business operations nationwide.

AG-SYB-0078 Crush Margin China Soy (Brazil) March 20, 2024:M1: 104.25 yuan per tonneM2: 63.25 yuan per tonneM3: 43.25 yuan per tonneM4: -44.75 yuan per tonneM5: -122.25 yuan per tonneM6: -132.75 yuan per tonne August 21, 2024:M1: -5 yuan per tonneM2: -6.75 yuan per tonneM3: -50.25 yuan per tonneM4: -100.5 yuan per tonneM5: 23.5 yuan per tonneM6: 34.5 yuan per tonne AG-SYB-0079 Crush Margin China Soy (US Gulf) March 20, […]

The US pallet market saw an early month jolt in low-grade prices on the heels of the March tariff implementation drama followed by renewed stability. Uncertainty is rising across global trade as the White House prepares to unveil a narrower—but still significant—set of reciprocal tariffs, expected to take effect on April 2. Administration officials have […]

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for ferro-molybdenum 65% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam, $/kg Mo; molybdenum drummed molybdic oxide 57% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb Mo; and molybdenum MB drummed molybdic oxide Mo, in-whs Busan, $/lb, as part of its annual methodology review process.

The European Space Agency’s sustainability chief revealed that research into using lunar regolith for solar panel production was accelerating as germanium shortages threatened traditional space power systems.

Full details of the prices covered by this consultation can be found here. No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodology at this stage. This open consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International […]